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Criminal proceedings began in London  against two companies run by Unaoil, a Monaco-based energy consultancy firm accused of corrupt business practices in Iraq. The charges relate to alleged corrupt conduct between June 2005 and August 2011 while UNaoil was seeking lucrative Iraqi oil contracts, including one "worth US$733 million to Leighton Contractors Singapore PTE Ltd for a project to build two oil pipelines in southern Iraq," read the statement.

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took them long enough. I wonder how much Iraqi oil is "corrupted" 

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3 minutes ago, Meanwhile said:

took them long enough. I wonder how much Iraqi oil is "corrupted" 

Company also operates in Algeria, Angola, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Libya and Nigeria. Seems to be choosing the  countries with hight level of transparency 

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3 minutes ago, 李伟王芳 said:

Schlumberger and Halliburton. Not surprised 

Halliburton paid $29.2 million last year to settle Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations in Angola

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20 minutes ago, 李伟王芳 said:

Criminal proceedings began in London  against two companies run by Unaoil, a Monaco-based energy consultancy firm accused of corrupt business practices in Iraq. The charges relate to alleged corrupt conduct between June 2005 and August 2011 while UNaoil was seeking lucrative Iraqi oil contracts, including one "worth US$733 million to Leighton Contractors Singapore PTE Ltd for a project to build two oil pipelines in southern Iraq," read the statement.

war justified then

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1 hour ago, 李伟王芳 said:

Criminal proceedings began in London  against two companies run by Unaoil, a Monaco-based energy consultancy firm accused of corrupt business practices in Iraq. The charges relate to alleged corrupt conduct between June 2005 and August 2011 while UNaoil was seeking lucrative Iraqi oil contracts, including one "worth US$733 million to Leighton Contractors Singapore PTE Ltd for a project to build two oil pipelines in southern Iraq," read the statement.

Isn't this why we liberated Iraq, to give private enterprise free rein?

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Hoover said "Corruption is the key to control"

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Thing is, in the developing world it is called corruption, but it is as much in the open as it possibly could be. Here, we have many more words for it, like lobbying, donations, share options,...

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2 minutes ago, Stephen said:

Thing is, in the developing world it is called corruption, but it is as much in the open as it possibly could be. Here, we have many more words for it, like lobbying, donations, share options,...

So this is what regime change looks like. Pay attention, "liberators" of Syria.

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1 hour ago, 李伟王芳 said:

Criminal proceedings began in London  against two companies run by Unaoil, a Monaco-based energy consultancy firm accused of corrupt business practices in Iraq. The charges relate to alleged corrupt conduct between June 2005 and August 2011 while UNaoil was seeking lucrative Iraqi oil contracts, including one "worth US$733 million to Leighton Contractors Singapore PTE Ltd for a project to build two oil pipelines in southern Iraq," read the statement.

Have they found the Weapons of Mass Destruction yet?

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Mono or needs a couple now.

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Well they have much needed chemicals up there

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All the oil there is drilled and gone.

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